daniel day-lewis who played the role of lincoln won best actor in a drama tonight. the host of tonight's award show poked harmless fun at themselves and the nominees giving the show a much lighter atmosphere than the last few years when ricky gervais hosted. after the awards are the parties, right? nbc universal after party is drawing the crowd, partly because of the weather. what's going on? >> reporter: diane, i would show you my dress if it was even ten degrees warmer, but me wearing this is really a last resort. it is cold. everybody is calling this the frozen globes. it's just so cold this year. and everybody knew it, so people brought jackets. unfortunately these parties are not tented. these after parties. nbc's, which is right here, is tented. and so it's become quite popular. it's hopping in there. fox, nobody's there. it's not tented. and there's another one, i think, by hbo, not tented. nobody's there. inside is the cast of "mash" which is nominated for best tv comedy or musical tonight. amy poler, tina fey, your hosts, who got accolades for being just so